SS. Himmler's so-called “schwarzer Orden” (Himmler's Black Order) belonged Hess from November 1, 1925, to September 1933. After his voluntary resignation from the SS, Hess was listed in the DALs as SS leader at #2 until 1938. In the DALs, he was positioned below the Reichsführer SS, although his former SS number (SS-Nr. 50) was not listed. Most of the honorary leaders of the SS were organized in their role as “zugeteilte SS-Führer” (assigned SS leaders) for their “Ehrendienstleistung” in an SS-Oberabschnitt, in an SS-Standarte (SS Regiment), or in an SS-Stammabteilung. “SS-Rangführer” (Rank leaders of the SS) were also honorary persons who belonged to the rank group SS-Untersturmführer—SS-Sturmbannführer. They, too, were exempt from SS service and had no authority whatsoever. Here, again, there was an obligation to wear the SS uniform on certain official occasions. This kind of the honorary leader of the SS, referred to as rank leaders, were usually assigned to an SS-Standarte, an SS-Sturmbann (SS Battalion), an SS-Reserve-Sturmbann (SS Reserve Battalion), an SS-Sturm (SS Company), or the SS-Sammelstelle (SS Collection Point). Only a few of these honorary leaders had been assigned to an SS-Oberabschnitt or an SS-SS-Abschnitt. After 1936, the majority of them were assigned to the “Stab Reichsführer SS.” Also since 1936 police officers were also included in the seniority lists if they had joined the General SS. Himmler's position within the SS was indicated in this SS officer list as „Reichsführer SS und Chef der Deutschen Polizei.“ In the lists of officers of the SS, which appeared before the Second World War, it was indicated which party badge, which order of war, and which country order of the First World War an SS officer was in possession. Also, whether an SS officer in possession of the „Ehrendegen RFSS“ (sword of honor RFSS) and “SS-Totenkopfring” (the skull ring of the SS) and whether this was a member of the Lebensborn. The NSDAP number, SS number, and whether the SS officer had acquired the obligatory “SA-Wehrabzeichen”, the “Deutsches Reitabzeichen”, and the “Goldenes Parteiabzeichen” were also given. It was also stated whether the SS officer had had an official position in the state (membership of the Reichstag, etc.) since at least 1933. In 1938 the last edition of the SS officer lists came out before World War II; in 1939, only one amendment sheet followed. 1935–1938, all SS officer lists had statistics. For example, at the beginning of